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03/19/1945
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British 36th division conquers Mogok (ruby mine)
Type: Event
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03/19/1945
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Hitler orders all German factories destroyed
Type: Event
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03/19/1945
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US Task Force 58 attacks ships near Kobe/Kure
Type: Event
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03/19/1945
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Lisa Nicole Baker, Detroit TX, playmate of the year (Nov 1966)
Type: Birth
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03/19/1945
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Fritz Fromm, German supreme commander of Reserve army, executed
Type: Death
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03/19/1946
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Fr Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Runion become overseas depts
Type: Event
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03/19/1946
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Nicolai Schwernik succeeds Kalinin as president of USSR
Type: Event
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03/19/1946
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Bigas Luna, director/writer (Anguish)
Type: Birth
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03/19/1946
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Mohammad Ilyas, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in ten Tests 1964-69)
Type: Birth
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03/19/1946
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Paul Atkinson, rock guitarist (Zombies-Never Even Thought)
Type: Birth
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03/19/1946
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Ruth Pointer, singer (Pointer Sisters-I'm So Exicted)
Type: Birth
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03/19/1946
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Amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet (Buah Rindu), dies at 35
Type: Death
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03/19/1947
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Belgian govt of Spaak, forms
Type: Event
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03/19/1947
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Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek conquers Jenan
Type: Event
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03/19/1947
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Earlie Fires, jockey (Hialeah Park)
Type: Birth
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03/19/1947
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Glenn Close, Greenwich Ct, actress (The Big Chill, Fatal Attraction)
Type: Birth
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03/19/1947
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John Beckwith, English real estate developer/multi-millionaire
Type: Birth
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03/19/1947
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Vince Martino, Schenectady NY, WLAF offensive asst (Barcelona Dragons)
Type: Birth
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03/19/1947
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Willem F J Pijper, Dutch composer/critic, dies at 52
Type: Death
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03/19/1948
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Lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, NYC
Type: Event
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03/19/1948
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Vintcent Van der Bijl, Natal cricket bowler (superb 2m of 70's and 80's)
Type: Birth
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03/19/1949
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1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge, Tn
Type: Event
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03/19/1949
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Denny Albee, Oklahoma City OK, actor (Dr Janssen-One Life to Live)
Type: Birth
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03/19/1949
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Denny Albee, Oklahoma City OK (Dr Janssen-One Life to Live)
Type: Birth
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03/19/1950
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5th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson-Zaharias
Type: Event
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03/19/1950
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City College of NY defeats Bradley to win the NIT
Type: Event
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03/19/1950
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Edgar Rice Burroughs, sci-fi author (Tarzan of the Apes), dies at 74
Type: Death
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03/19/1951
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Herman Wouk's "Caine Mutiny," published
Type: Event
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03/19/1951
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H Zur Mhlen, writer, dies
Type: Death
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03/19/1952
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Derek Longmuir, Edinburgh Scotland, rock drummer (Bay City Rollers)
Type: Birth
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03/19/1952
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Warren Lees, NZ cricket wicket-keeper (late 70's)
Type: Birth
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03/19/1953
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Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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03/19/1953
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25th Academy Awards - "Greatest Show on Earth," Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (1st time televised)
Type: Event
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03/19/1953
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Billy Sheehan, rocker (Mr Big-Lean Into It)
Type: Birth
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03/19/1953
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Hans Rinn, German DR, 2 man lugist (Olympic-gold-1976, 80)
Type: Birth
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03/19/1953
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Ricky Wilson, Athens Ga, rock guitarist (B-52's-Love Shack)
Type: Birth
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03/19/1954
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1st color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello vs Troy in MSG, NYC
Type: Event
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03/19/1954
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1st rocket-driven sled on rails was tested in Alamogordo, NM
Type: Event
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03/19/1954
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US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright
Type: Event
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03/19/1954
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US Mens Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins
Type: Event
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03/19/1954
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Weekes, Worrell and Walcott complete tons in innings v England
Type: Event
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03/19/1954
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Charles Pinnell, horse trainer
Type: Birth
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03/19/1954
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Walter Braunfels, composer, dies at 71
Type: Death
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03/19/1955
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17th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: SF beats La Salle 77-63
Type: Event
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03/19/1955
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Bruce Willis, Penna Grove NJ, actor (Moonlighting, Die Hard)
Type: Birth
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03/19/1956
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Biggest NBA margin of victory - Minn Lakers-133, St Louis Hawks-75
Type: Event
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03/19/1956
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Alina Castro, Havanna Cuba, daughter of Fidel
Type: Birth
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03/19/1957
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Indians reject Boston's offer of $1 million for Herb Score
Type: Event
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03/19/1957
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Blake Passey, horse trainer
Type: Birth
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03/19/1958
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Britain's 1st planetarium opens at Madame Tussaud's in London
Type: Event
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